Driving mechanism for combined washers and wringers



June 9, 1931.

o. E. szl-:KELY 1,809,149

DRIVING MEcHANIsM- FOR COMBINED wAsHERs AND WRINGERS original Filed May 2, 1927 `5 sheets-Sheet 1 I Anulli ll||| June 9, 1931. o.-E.,szEKELY 1,809,149.

' DRIVING MEGHANISM Fon COMBINED wAsHEns AND wRINGERs original Filed nay 2.11927 5 sheets-sheet 2 June 9, 1931. o. E. szEKr-:LY

DRIVING MECHANISM FOR COMBINED WASHERS ANDA WRING'VERS Original Filed May `2. 1927 5 Sheets-Sheet 3 IIIIUW" M.-5\ [l\ \\d Ill 1 W//rlllln .IIIIINU June 9, 1931. 0, E, szEKEL-Y V1,809,149

DRIVING MECHANISM FOR COMBINED WASHERS AND WHINGERS Original Filed llay 2. 1927 5 Sheets-Sheet 4 Jun'e 9, 1931. o. E. szEKELY 1,809,149

l DRIVING MECHANIVSIV'I FOR COMBINED WASHERS vAND WRINGERS Original Filed Mayl 2, 1927 5 Sheets-Sheet 5 I gay/ IIIIII Patented June 9.19321" l' y j l I i o'r'ron szExELYQoF HoLLnNnivrroHreeN DRIVINGMEGHANISM ron* COMBINED WAsHEns AND WRINGERS :i Appucationmednay 2, 1921, serial No. 188,145.` YRenewedlip-rn ,17, 193i.'

This invention relates. to driving mechav-Y Fig. lQ-is a detail ofthewringer locking nism for combined washers and `wringersdand device. it particularly relatesto drivingv mechanism The invention 'comprises in general vva tub for washers and Wringersgwhich is adapted l Iriountedl on al frame .2, a wringer 3, and a 5 tobe operated by an electric motor. l motor 4 for driving the mechanism which 55 f The objectofthe inventionis-to provide operatesgthe washingmachinev andgwring'er. a new and practical driving mechanism for a T he tubl may be of any shape desiredbut y f washing machine and a wringer. it is preferably made substantially` square or Another' object 'thereof `is to provide a polygonaland has roundedcornersf The driving mechanisminwhich slightvariations topl connected to the tub slopes towards 60r and adjustments of the motorcan be made the center of the machine and provides a relative to the driving mechanism.s Y dranthereOrf `A s'uitable cover 17jis hinged Another objectthereof y's to provide imto thetopas shown in Fig. 2. f, proved. means .whichis simple and eflicient A pipe'S connectswith the L9 integrally .15 for operating the impelleriandwringer. formed en the platelQ boltedtofthe bottom 65 Vv,Another object thereof is to provide a of the tuband provides apassage to thefinte- Vrigid and directV drive for the impeller and rior fof the tub td drth Salie- A 'Sutwringerg l 1 able valve ll'isarrangedonthe outer endfof Another vobjectv thereof `is to provide a the pipe. 8 to open andclosethe passage as simple clutch arrangement whereby the required, l i Y wringer or washing machinevmay be` inter- Integrally attachedtothe 'bottom ofthe mttently Operffraed,y j vtub and at three corners thereof are tubular Another object y,thereof is to provide a IIIGIIibGrSflQ in vlhcliV thetapering ends 13 washing machine having a frame'orsupport of the frame legs 14 are received; A lug which can be; readily disconnected and as- 1 5 integrally/ formed on-the remaining cor- 75 sembledto allow a lgreater* number of washner of the tub carries a casing land secured ing machines to be loaded into anormal t0 the COver 17 which'isbolted to thelgear freight car; casing f'lntegrally vformed on the bottom Other objects and advantages will herein-V of the gearcasing is a hollow member 19 into` after appear, f. v l which theV stub leg20 of the -frame engages. 8 0 Fig. 1` is a perspective view of the washing This leg 2O has a tapered endk 21 Vthefsame machine and withl the wringer attached. f as the ends, 13V ofthe legs lf f Fig. `2is perspective view of the-washing rlhe cover 17 h"as a vertical hollow meme machinel with the wringer and support deberv22 integrally formed thereon which su'p-y ta'ehed, e f ports a standard -23 which supports the. 8 `Fig. 3 is a transverse section taken diagonwringerand houses its driving. mechanism. v ally across the center of the machine showing` boss v2i formed on the side of the ktub near the driving and operating.n ijechanism;l the top receives thebolts 25passingthrough-v Fig. 4 is a bottom plan view; a plate 26 securedto the standard and rigidly Fig.v5 is adetail sectional view taken on holds the standard in fixed position. 1 90 the lined-5 of Fi'gAl ,f v v Theframe 2 has a four-wayT 27, Fig. 2,* f Fig. 6 is adetail sectional view takenlon y lwhichreceivesa pipe 28 in each of twosides gitudinallythroughg-the, standard and` gear, thereoff T has sidebranches 29 and 30, Casing Y the. branch 29 fbeing suitably arranged to re- 95 Fig. 7 is anelevationof the motor and'its ceiveQthev vpipe 28 such as fhaving a vscrew support.` Y 1 i thread inthe .inside thereof and the branch Fig. 8 is a detailplan-view. showing some SObein'g split asfatfl to receive the end of of themechanismin the gearcasng. y the .pi le 28 which may be yscrewed or other a Fig. 9 is a detail view of the clutch head wise 4 astened in an adjacent T.- The ends 59 casing. f l yef theppein the split branchesBO are se- Ff curely fastened therein by a set screw 32 passing through alined holes formed in the lugs 33 which are integrally formed onthe branch on each side of the split 31. A leg l.; 14 of the frame 2 fits in the top of the T and a castor 34 is insertedxin the bottom. As

the hollowamember 19is spaced from'tlfe tub and not in the' same relative' p'ositionas the I tubularmember 12 a member 35 is provided m of different constructionfrom the four-way T 27 above described. This member 35 has a vertical bodyp'ortion .to whicha 'Y is integrally connected. This Y has a neck or stem 37 to which branches 381and38"`are1 1.)- integrallywconnected at right angles vto each other.- The neck 37'be`ingloflsuflicient length tobrin-g the branches in alinement with the branchcs29'and 30'of'the T27. Byjconnecting thefTJs 2.7 to themefmber 35 the frame 2 'isf' completely assembled *asv clearly shown injFigjs. 1a'nfd2'. Itis understoodofcourse tti'aty'the stub' leg 20' is mounted in the top of tliebody of the member v35, and a' castor-34 isv mounted in the lowerl end thereof in-the are arranged'in' the T 27'.' Y

VIn the ordinary Atype of frames''forsupf-r porting washing. machines 'only seventy `ve to eighty machines can beladedin the nor.-

ma-l'cars `while bypro'vidingla yframe which can be knockedY,"dtn'vn.y or takenlapart `as the frame constituting p'artjof :this invention itis poss'ibleto lload 'aljhundred to a hundred and' ten machines andv even more in some cars.

S5 The costoftransporting is thereby consider `ably reduced'and' less handling' is required.

integrally formed on the betteln of the ,tlb is adownwardlydisposed lugj39jto which tl''e` motor'` 4 is secured. The motor hasN a o 40 bifrc'a'ted member 39 attached thereto which cooperates with'tlre lug39. A bolt 40 passing through the alined holes in the lug and bifurcatedfm'ember hold the motor vin fixedl pgos'iti'on:A This allow'sth'e, motor 4 to have a `flexible or pivotal connection Vwith the tub and iti can be easilycentered as regards its conn ecting driving'mechanism. This construction is clearly shown in Figs. 5 and Y A Worm 40 receives its, motion from the rnoto'r shaft 41 Ofhe motor 4 through a fleX'e ib1ecoupling-r42 'which is' arranged infth'ecasing "18A "and, Connects with a worm'V gearl 43 flposely `fnountedbon` the vertical shaft 44.

The-worm gear 43 has vagear 455; rigidv therejwith .whicl'drives aspur gear 46'y mounted "on aftejwith proj ections 51..'on the worm gear'43A lik 52 pivotal-ly 'mounted' in thegc'asingfl7 Vhas the' annular recess 54 formed l' the clutch member"k 49 The' outward end of the' link 52 hasa'slot `5 5' formed' thereinwhich is 'adaptedto receive the hooked end 56 of the clutch rod 57. The clutch rod 57 has the upper end thereof Vmounted on the casing 58 integrally formed Y c A: bayonet. slot. VV6 4formed* inithe side of the casing 58 is adapted to receive the lug or pinformedzo'n the clutch rod 57. When it is desired tothrow the clutch into engagementthehandle is plulledupwardand given a" partial turn" so thatjy the pin 6,5fi`s engaged andlo'cked" intheslot 64 aslc'learlyshoW-n in Fig? y9.A By.v raising/the clutch frodl 57 the outer end"l ofthe link- 52' is raisedI thereby lowering the clut'ch member 53 into 4engagement. I-tbeing understoodfofcourse that the wringer drive'f4/7Vis' alwaysirotating within the", standardl l23' *when the motor is frunning.

Connected'tothe upperend' of F the shaft 44' Aand heldin' relative1 position* bythe boss; 66 formed onithe cover17is a'cra'nfk armI 67.` A shaft 68' whichl drives'the imp'eller 69 andlits cooperating -v'anes702y has-'a crank arm 71 -pivotallylV mounted on the' 'lowerf end thereof. A rod72fco'nnectsfthe-crank arms 67 vand "71' by memf'sfof'"pins-73x and 74 '-which are housed :in suitable bushings 75 and76. Y

thisv arrangement; when-the motor is r`unni ng; y the worm4 40' causes the V.Worm Y gear 43"\vlii'ch is'leoselyvmo'unted onf the shaftto rotate. When the clutch 49is 'mountedon the squaredl 'portion `T48 of 'the shaft i 44, is in engagement va's'slrown infFig.- 3' the shaft i44 will rotate, and cause-the' crank'- arm =67 to rotate with the sha-ft.r The rod 72``being-p`ivotally connected tof thecrank arm 67 'willrotate at this end in a small circle thereby1 causing-the opposite endoftheV rod to reciprocate. The crank arm 71 is rigidlymountedonthfe shaft '68 and pivotally" connected to'the rod 72- will therefore oscillate bafckvand' forth iin an arc.

The wringerhas ahorizontal 'drive shaft 77, Figgs; which is mountedin'suitable bearings 78 arranged in the casing 7 9v and this drive shaft177 hfasfa square intermediate portion; 80fon which a-c'lntc'h member 8l having teeth 82` and- 83' ist mount-ed; Bevel fgearsf 84 and 85 loosely mounted: on-the shaft 77 are con'stantlyV operatedbjvl abevel gear 86'? attached to the stub shaft 87.` clutchmem- 'ber` S'Smounted on' the lower end of 'the stub lshaft r8'7`is adapted to cooperate witha clutch member 89 mounted on a wringerv drivej47. y

Varrang'ement 7 provid'esf'a detachable connection or .slip joint. vThe clutch-member -89-'is lthe jforniy of` 'ai lsleeve-a11d fis disposed with a portion'of theshaft 47 ,extended"cli-ereinto for'slr'ortdista-nce; 'Thisfportion of lthe shaft 47 is pinned in the sleeve. "'Ifnthe iii end of the shaft 47 axially extending diametrically opposite slots are formed into vwhich pins on the clutch member 88 extend when the clutch memberv88 is disposed in the y A v,

- Y f on the upper-end of the lever 95v causes the v w sleeve of the clutch member 89.

Whenever the wringer is attached to the tub this stub shaft, and the motor running, the wringer shaft 47 rotates, thereby causing the stub shaft 87 to rotate with it and causing l the bevel gear 86 to rotate likewise. A'short shaft 90 mounted in the wringer ycasing 7 9 isv heldin relative vertical position by a set l screw engaging van annular groove 90 formed in the shaft. A projection 91 formed.

on the shaft 90 cooperates with a recess 92. formed in the clutch member 8l. 'A handle 98 attached to the stub shaft 90 is adapted to operate the same. i

When the handle is in the position shown as Fig. 3 it will be seen that the teeth 82 and 83 on the clutch member 81 are not in engagement with the bev-el gears 84 or 85 and therefore the horizontal wringer shaft 7 7 is idle. By moving the handle 98 in one direction the teeth on one side of the clutch member will engage the teeth in one of the bevel gears and cause the wringer rollers 94 to rotate it, being understood, of course, that suitable connection is made between thev drive shaft 77 and the wringer rollers 94, so that the rollers will rotate in opposite directions. Y

By moving the handle 93 in an opposite direction the teeth lon the other y,bevel gear.

will engage theteeth on the other side of the clutch memberand causethe wringer rollers to reverse their movement. By shiftingvthe handle midway between its full movement neither of the bevel gears will be lockedin driving position, and this position is termedV neutral. VA suitable lug or designating device mounted on top of the casing 79 may be. provided to designate the neutral position,

and movement of the lever either side of the neutral position will cause the wringerxto operate in the direction required.

An annular V.iiange 94 integrally formed on the wringer casing 79 is adapted to rest on kthe top of the flanged journal 59 and support the wringer and its cooperating mechanism. tween two lugs 96 integrally formed on the wringer casing 79 and supportedV thereby, engages a slot 97 formed in the flange 94. rThis handle has a lug 98 formed on thebottom thereof of substantially the same thickness vas the outer edge of the flange 94 and f is of suflicient lengthto allow the same to enter and lock into both the slot 97 and a nal 59. A spring 100 interposed between A lever pivotally mounted bef 94, and when the wringer is in position as shown in Fig. 1 the lug 98 engages both theV slots 97 and 99 in the flanges 94 andr59 respectively. WhenV it isV desired that the wringer be shifted in any position, pressure lug 98 to recedefrom the slots and the wringer may be-revolved about the shaft 87,.V By

releasing the handle the spring causesy the vlug tol engage andlock into the slot 97 and intovone` of the slots 99 in the `flange journal, thereby holding the wringer in fixed.y position.'

' The wringer is so constructed, as will be noted from theforegoing description, that when the same is not in use it may be easily removed from the standard and set in any v A driving Vmechanismfor a combined fwasher. and wringer including an impeller shaft, a vertical shaft, acrank on the impeller shaft and a crank on the vertical shaft., a link connecting said cranks for imparting shaft, a worm gear loosely mounted on the vertical shaft, a worm drive for operating the wringer drive shaft,! a clutchcompris- 4an oscillating movement to the impellerv A ing a member rigid with said vworm gear and i a member movably mounted on the vertical shaftV betweenA the worm gear-and the crank, a pivotally mounted operating arm having an end portion connected to the movable member of said clutch, and means con? nected to the other end `of said pivotally mounted arm for imparting movement thereto forA controlling operation of said vertical `f shaft and said impeller shaft fromA said worm gear. l v OTTO E. SIZEKELY.

thev upper end of the leverk95 and the back n 4 of the casing 79, and heldin relativel position thereto, by any suitable means, causes the lug 98 to engage the slot 97 inthe flanges 

